Every year I try a few new things in the garden, and this year is no exception. Below are 4 of the new melon varieties we are trialing at Earthworks. Harvesting at the correct time can be the biggest problem for gardeners. Specialty melons are more tricky then your standard cantaloupe & watermelon. I always hesitate to buy melons in the store and sometimes even to sell them. We can look at a tomato and know it's ripe, a picked melon may be fragrant, but picked too late it can be mushy inside. Watermelon left to long on the vine can develop hollow heart. Wish me luck with these new honeys!
Lamkin. Small 3# fruits, very sweet with aromatic white flesh.
'Sun Jewel' an Asian Melon. The flesh is crisp and white and wonderfully sweet. Fruits are about 7 x 3 inches long. 
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